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elätti

[ˈelʲætʲːi]

noun

LanguageKarelian

Meaning
  1. livestock
  2. freeloader, parasite
  3. Animals kept on a farm for use or profit, such as cows or sheep.
Examples

Meijän elätti on syömäs heinie.

Our livestock is eating hay.

Pronunciationˈelʲætʲːi

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis word can also refer to someone who lives off others, similar to a parasite.

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elätti in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.